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What's so great about 6 strings?

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#63
Originally posted by bimplizkit


Re: six strings suck

BTW, the above mentioned bassists may be inclined to pick up their "one string shy of not sucking" basses, improvise a bass solo, on the spot, for your benefit, that will make you wet yourself.
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well, i've met all of them, a few times in fact, and nope, i'm still dry as the gobi. sorry ;)

EDIT: on second thought, some of les's ill-advised excursions on fretless six string have left me a bit nauseated, but that's wetness at the other end. :D
 
#64
Originally posted by john turner


well, i've met all of them, a few times in fact, and nope, i'm still dry as the gobi. sorry ;)

EDIT: on second thought, some of les's ill-advised excursions on fretless six string have left me a bit nauseated, but that's wetness at the other end. :D
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Wow man, I'd hate to be so uninspired one minute, then nauseated the next, just by hearing another person's bass playing.

I'd start to wonder if i had some sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder or something.

John, you ok buddy?

:confused: ;) :D
 
#66
What is so great about a 5? It will go lower than a 4. If you need to play lower than low E than get a 5. What is so great about a 6? It will play higher than a 4 or a 5. Assuming they are tuned traditionally. Get a 6 if you need to play higher notes than a 4 or 5 will allow. jmho
 
#67
IMHO the only bassist that is truly creative and really talented in that bunch named by blimpskippybizkt is AJ. Pattiticcis playing is like vanilla ice cream. JOhnny Myung ? PLease ! C'mon I hear the bassist for Judas Priest is playing a 6 now -Boy I bet he ROCKS...

(wearing heat protective suit now...);)
 
#75
Well I will throw in my two cents since I have nothing else to do currently...

I prefer 5 string or 7 string for fretted and 5 or 6 for fretless. Actually I like 4 for fretted too. It can be really refreshing to play a 4 string once in awhile. Truly less is more sometimes.

I do not like 6 string fretted. I have played a few and recently tried a really nice 6 string F bass that recieved raves from the people with experience playing it. They stated how easy it was to play for a six string etc etc and how you will not find a better sixer (of course this is all their opinion). I think my Conklin 7 string was much easier to handle than the 6 string however. Based on my experiences with basses I would only get a six if it were fretless since I think those work much better in that form. That is just my personal preference in all of this.
 
#76
Six strings have one more string than five's. That means less moving around the fretboard and lots of range for having fun.

For me, it's really either 4 or 6. If I'm gonna bother with a 5 I'd rather just get the 6 and have the other high string as well.
 
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